Signal.



J. SHIFLET.

SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25. 1916.

Patented Oct. 30, 1917.

JOSEPH SHIFLET, F MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

.. SIGNAL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. so, 1917.

Application 'filed November 25, 1916. Serial No. 133,490.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH SHrrLnT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Me- Keesport, in the county of Allegheny and f' eState of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Signals, of

" which the following is a specification.

v mobile for y This invention relates to a signaling apparatus used more particularly with an auto- 'ving indications as to the direcl/i011 in which the automobile is about to turn.

' attract attention and which is of The primary object of the invention is to accomplish the foregoing result with an apparatus in the form of a novelty so as to simple construction.

An object of the invention is to provide an apparatus that may be readily operated from the seat of the automobile by the use of electromechanical means.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detail description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the operating mechanism. I

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a figure inthe form of an oiiicer of the law one hand 2, of which points for wardly a distance great enough to be visible when the figure makes one-quarter of a turn. The hand is disposed opposite an opening 3 in the figure so that light rays from any suitable source within the figure may pass therethrough andstrike the hand and the latter being provided with anopening 5 so that a portion of'the light rays may pass,

'therethrough. 0

Connected to the rod 521s an/arm 23 that v is in turn connected to both'th similar poles of a pair of U-s'haped permanent magnets 2-1 and 25. The connection between the magnets and arm 23 is such that the permanent magnets are held in alinement with each other with the remaining poles in axial a'linement with the bore of a solenoid 26 arranged within the casin 6. The solenoid 26 is arrangedin a circuit 27 including a reverse switch 28 and a suitable source of suitably arrange a spring 29 for returning the figure to neutral position. It is of course to be understood that the position and number of springs can be changed to suit the conditions.

From the foregoing description itwill be seen that by operating the switch 28 the polarity of the solenoid 26 will be reversed with the result that the permanent magnets are alternately attracted and repelled; that is to say, as illustrated in Fig. 2, when the switch 28 is in one position, that end of the solenoid that is of south polarity will attract the adjacent north pole of a permanent magnet while the north pole of the solenoid will repel the north pole of the other permanent magnet or vice versa when the switch 28 is in its other position. From this arrangement it will be seen that in a very simple manner and with the use of only one solenoid I am able to move the figure to the right or left.

It is further to be understood that the structural embodiment of the invention as a whole and its various features as shown is merely illustrative and not restrictive, since I am well aware that many of the details of construction can be widely varied without departing'from the spirit of the invention. I therefore do not desire to be limited in these particulars or in any others, except as set forth in the appended claims.

WVhat I claim is 1. A signaling apparatus comprising a end of said arm, a solenoid arranged with the bore in alinement with one pole-of each of the bar magnets and means for reversing the polarity of the solenoid.

2. A signaling apparatus comprising a figure mounted for arcuate movements, a

pair of bar magnets each having one pole connected to the figure and its other pole free, a solenoid arranged to attract and repel the free poles of the magnets and means for reversing the polarity of the solenoid.

In testimony whereof I aflix-mmsignature.

Josar n smFLET. 

